Grinnell, IA Community members and business leaders convened for months to address the childcare desert in Grinnell. A collaboration between the Grinnell Chamber of Commerce, Pow-I80 and JMP Early Childhood…
…underrepresented, under-resourced, and marginalized people in our communities. “Using research and data to address real-world issues specific to women and girls is a dream come true. I am so excited…
…in a pipeline to high-quality jobs in these fields. This grant will also focus on harassment training programs with at least 100 Iowa construction industry leaders to build respectful and…
…in a pipeline to high-quality jobs in these fields. This grant will also focus on harassment training programs with at least 100 Iowa construction industry leaders to build respectful and…
According to the recent She Matters report, Polk County has a teen birth rate over 72/1000 and saw 473 live births in 2010. (The youngest woman to give birth that…
The Iowa Women’s Foundation has announced the Core Grantees for 2020. $100,000 has been awarded to eleven organizations across Iowa to shatter the barriers women and girls face to economic…
…child care. And if they cannot work, they cannot pay for child care. To combat this issue, MH will be building an on-site child care facility and trauma-informed program complete…
Although hundreds of thousands of minors are trafficked every year, the issue remains largely unknown in Iowa. When young girls are arrested for prostitution, they are viewed as criminals rather…
…building, which was once a K-2 building for the Denver Community Schools that has eight classrooms for childcare opportunities. Denver Schools passed a bond issue to build a new secondary…
Brenda serves on the Grants and Marketing Committees for IWF, and currently works as the Director of Marketing, Communications, and Advocacy for Lutheran Services in Iowa. She has spent much…
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